The Piedmont Highlanders will square off against the Pinole Valley Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Piedmont is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-1 margin over College Prep. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Cougars are ranked 882nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Pinole Valley sidestepped Bentley for a 3-2 win.
The victory made it two in a row for Piedmont and bumps their season record up to 7-9. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored eight goals over those two contests. As for Pinole Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
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